Earthquake Hits Italy: 6.7 Magnitude Tremor in Central Region

[wolram]

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53504a-us-quake-italy/

ROME, Apr. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy Monday about 53 miles northeast of Rome, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

 

[wolram]

BBC news, reports 40 dead and many may be trapped under rubble.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7984867.stm

 

[Astronuc]

Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time:
Monday, April 06, 2009 at 01:32:42 UTC
Monday, April 06, 2009 at 03:32:42 AM at epicenter

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009fcaf.php
Historical seismicity
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2009/eq_090406_fcaf/neic_fcaf_h.html

Location: 42.423°N, 13.395°E
Depth: 10 km (6.2 miles), i.e. shallow
Region: CENTRAL ITALY
Distances:
70 km (40 miles) W of Pescara, Italy
95 km (60 miles) NE of ROME, Italy
115 km (70 miles) SE of Perugia, Italy
135 km (85 miles) S of Ancona, Italy

Interestingly, there was a 4.6 mag earthquake further north between Bologna and San Marino. There was a milder earthquake (4.0 mag) just before, and several aftershocks.

Mag   Time UTC    Lat    Long   Depth
4.3  07:17:13    42.448 13.363  10.0    
4.4  03:56:48    42.387 13.322  10.0    
4.8  02:37:06    42.512 13.397  10.0    
6.3  01:32:42    42.423 13.395  10.0    
4.0  20:48:57    42.400 13.409  10.0    
4.6  20:20:52    44.355 11.979   6.4, N. Italy